PARTNER

Peter provides advice and counsel to our clients on labor and employment law, education and municipal law, and corporate and public governance issues. He serves as lead employment counsel for some of the premier employers in Maine, including L.L. Bean. Peter also is counsel to many mid-size companies and smaller public and private entities.

The focus of Peter’s practice is providing legal counselling to our clients in order to develop practical solutions to tricky issues right at the time an issue arises. Clients look to Peter for his expertise before they get sued. Peter’s skills have been called upon to resolve many high profile and sensitive cases, and he understands the need to couple his legal strategies with careful attention to the reputational and public relations implications of these challenging cases.

Peter advises senior executives, superintendents, town managers and board members on governance, fiduciary duties, freedom of access, risk management, and personnel matters. He negotiates employment contracts, non-competition agreements and severance agreements. Peter has advised many organizations on strategies to reorganize and sometimes reduce their workforces. He has also defended successfully scores of claims of discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge.

Maine
U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
England and Wales
Androscoggin, Maine State, and American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)

Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Management (2013–2018)
2017 Client Choice Award Winner, selected by international publisher, Lexology, as Maine Employment Lawyer of the Year
Editor of the Maine Employment Law Letter, the leading Maine employment law newsletter published by BLR (//www.hrhero.com)

Lecturer, University of Southern Maine: Maine School Law Course, Fall 2016
Maine Council of School Board Attorneys (Executive Committee, Past President)
Board of Directors, Curtis Memorial Library
Frequent contributor to the HR Power Hour, a Maine radio show for HR professionals
The Maine employment lawyer selected as representative on the National Employer’s Counsel Network
National Council of School Board Attorneys

If you would like to be added to Peter’s mailing list and receive his monthly article, please send an email to lharmon@brannlaw.com.

Proficiency & Practicality

Brann & Isaacson understands online and multichannel marketing as few other law firms do. We represent over 100 companies from across the country on issues that affect that industry, which translates into shorter learning curves, greater efficiency, and more responsive representation. For nearly 80 years, we have provided real–world advice to companies and others in Maine and elsewhere.